Functions of duet and solo songs of female birds

Bird song is generally associated with males. In part, this reflects a bias towards studies in temperate regions, because in the tropics females of many species are regular and prolific singers. However, even among birds of temperate latitudes, females of several species occasionally sing. Recent ex...

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Published inTrends in ecology & evolution (Amsterdam) Vol. 13; no. 4; pp. 136 - 140
Main Author Langmore, N.E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.04.1998
Elsevier
Subjects
Animal ethology
Aves
Biological and medical sciences
bird song
competition
duets
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
mate attraction
polygyny
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
territoriality
Vertebrata
competition
duets
territoriality
polygyny
bird song
mate attraction
Animal communication
Vertebrata
Song
Territorial behavior
Sound production
Sexual attraction
Interspecific comparison
Neuroendocrine regulation
Female
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Aves
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Summary:Bird song is generally associated with males. In part, this reflects a bias towards studies in temperate regions, because in the tropics females of many species are regular and prolific singers. However, even among birds of temperate latitudes, females of several species occasionally sing. Recent experimental studies on female song provide some of the first tests of hypotheses to explain the functional significance of duets and obligate and facultative solo singing by females.
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ISSN:0169-5347
1872-8383
DOI:10.1016/S0169-5347(97)01241-X